Leaving employer less than 6 months after getting green card
Any employment-based green card holders here who quit the sponsoring company less than 6 months after GC approval? I'm thinking of either switching employers or just quitting and taking a couple of months off. Curious to hear experiences of someone who has done it.
Sure, I left the company before getting the green card, and then got it a few months later.
Don’t worry, quit but have a good story for later if it comes up during ur naturalization process
I know a lot of ppl who quit within a couple of months of getting the GC (in consulting, tech, and finance). These ppl were sticking around til they got their GC. There is no legal issue, but some ppl think it looks bad to their employer, esp they want to maintain a good relationship.
You're free to leave at any time.
Got mine in February, left in June. No problem so far. Have been in and out of the country several times, have not renewed.
February of 2019? That's 4 months. Hopefully you aren't bothered during naturalization process
Not 2019, but yeah, it was less than 6 months. Not planning on getting USC for now, depends on how things go.
Try to document a reason: something about the job changed the caused you to change your mind. Your supervisor changed, a key project was cancelled, your teams direction changed. Keep a paper trail. If you work there less than six months they will ask why you left and if you have a documented answer there the end of that. They need to prove that you lied on the forms where you said you would work there so evidence that the job changed after the interview gets you off the hook. Or wait the six months.
Just curious - what do you do with this document afterwards? Obviously you can sign any paper and date it whatever date you want, so is there a need to file it to uscis or what?
Quitting right after, I have heard, is not a good advice.